| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction vav {וְ | wə} “and” is repeated before each noun and paired with the definite article ha {הַ | ha} “the” to introduce each location: mitzpeh {מִּצְפֶּה | miṣpēh} “Mizpah”, kefirah {כְּפִירָה | kəpîrāh} “Kephirah”, and mōṣāh {מֹצָה | mōṣāh} “Mozah”. This polysyndetic coordination of absolute nouns creates a paratactic list emphasizing each city. The formal translation mirrors the full Hebrew sequence with repeated articles and conjunctions, while the dynamic translation streamlines the structure by omitting redundant articles and using a single conjunction before the final item in accordance with English list conventions. |